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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $674–$944
- Result
- upcoming — 21 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Chiswick Auctions — Photographs & Photobooks, The Barley Mow Centre · 21 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17778022
- Record
- first seen 5 Sep 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Damien Hirst, The Beautiful Afterlife, 1997. Chiswick Auctions, 21 Sep 2026, lot 249. estimate £500–£700, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17778022.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
85% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Damien Hirst, The Beautiful Afterlife, 1997. Chiswick Auctions, 21 Sep 2026, lot 249. estimate £500–£700, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17778022.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Hirst | Forever (Small) | $812 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 | |
| Damien Hirst | 'Persephone Butterfly' Large Silk Scarf, 2014 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | 'Psalm 133 Circular' Large Silk Scarf, 2014 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Butterfly Rainbow (Small) | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Butterfly Heart (Small) | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Butterfly Heart (Large) [H7-3] | Chiswick Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
| Damien Hirst | For the Love of God (Poster) | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Pharmacy wallpaper sheets, pair | Wright, Aug 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.